The two most expensive squads in world football; PSG and Real Madrid face-off while Ahmed Musa’s CSKA Moscow welcomes Manchester United.
Manchester United’s group is peculiar in that the four teams; PSV, United, CSKA and Wolfsburg are all on three points having lost one and won one of their first two matches. The next two matches could be critical in who progresses to the knock-out stages of the Champions League.
Depay celebrates his first goal for United alongside Mata and Rooney
Elsewhere Raheem Sterling and Wilfried Bony will lead Man City against Sevilla which is sure to be a cracker while Alvaro Morata will hope to score in his six consecutive champions league game against Mochenglabach.
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FACTS: Manchester City have lost five of their last six Champions League games against Spanish opposition (D1)
Manchester United lost only three of their last 30 Champions League away games under Sir Alex Ferguson
Manchester United have won only one of their last eight CL away games and have lost the last three in a row
Antonio Valencia has scored in both of Manchester United’s previous two CL games versus CSKA Moscow & starts tonight
LINE UPS:
Man United XI vs. CSKA: De Gea; Valencia, Smalling, Jones, Rojo; Schneiderlin, Schweinsteiger; Herrera, Lingard, Rooney; Martial
Real Madrid XI vs. PSG: Navas; Danilo, Ramos, Varane, Marcelo; Casemiro, Kroos, Isco; Lucas Vazquez, Jese, Cristiano Ronaldo
PSG XI vs. Real Madrid: Trapp; Aurier, Thiago Silva, Marquinhos, Maxwell; Thiago Motta, Matuidi, Verratti; Di Maria, Cavani, Ibrahimovic.
Manchester City XI vs. Sevilla: Hart; Zabaleta, Otamendi, Mangala, Sagna; Toure, Fernandinho; Navas, De Bruyne, Sterling; Bony
Sevilla XI vs Manchester City: Rico; Tremoulinas, Rami, Andreolli, Coke; N’Zonzi, Krychowiak; Vitolo, Banega, Konoplyanka; Gameiro
Borrusia Mochengladbach XI vs. Juventus: Sommer; Johnson, Christensen, Dominguez, Wendt; Stindl, Korb, Xhaka; Traore, Dahoud, Raffael
Juventus XI vs. Borrusia Mochengladbach: Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini, Alex Sandro; Khedira, Marchisio, Pogba, Cuadrado; Mandzukic, Morata
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Match Preview/Line-ups: PSG Vs Real Madrid, CSKA Vs Man Utd
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